The morning after the night before: Greeks wake up to an austere future

Pedestrians cover their faces as they stand among marble pieces and debris after clashes erupted Sunday, in Athens, Greece, on Monday, Feb. 13, 2012.

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The burnt structures included the neo-classical home to the Attikon cinema dating from 1870. "We are all very angry with these measures but this is not the way out," said Dimitris Hatzichristos, 30, a public sector worker surveying the debris.

Damaged buildings in Athens on Feb. 13, 2012. The violent clashes, the worst Greece has seen in decades, caused irreparable damage in Athens after demonstrators set fire to buildings and looted their way through dozens of shops at the weekend, the mayor of Athens said.

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People walk past graffiti which reads "Rob to gain money" on a wall of the central bank of Greece in Athens on Feb. 13, 2012.